Solder bearing terminal

Abstract

A terminal clip for attachment to a contact pad on a substrate having one or two individual masses of solder mechanically engaged with the clip in a position to be melted for bonding the clip to one or two surfaces of the contact pad.

What I claim is: 
     
       1. A terminal clip for securement to a contact pad on a substrate comprising an elongated clip body portion having a free end and a stem end, said body portion being cut longitudinally along two lines to define a central finger between spaced portions of the body portion, said finger being bent out of the plane of the body portion at approximately the point of attachment of said finger to the body portion, the free end of said body portion beyond said point of attachment constituting at least one additional finger and being bent out of the plane of the body portion in the same direction as the central finger, said central finger and additional finger defining a gap to receive the substrate, and a discrete mass of solder, the central finger being wrapped at least 180° around said mass of solder and indented into the surface of said mass for holding said mass of solder in a position adjacent said gap and on the side thereof nearer the stem end of the body portion. 
     
     
       2. A terminal clip for securement to a contact pad on a substrate comprising an elongated clip body portion having a free end and a stem end, said body portion being cut longitudinally along two lines to define a first finger between spaced portions of the body portion, said first finger being bent out of the plane of the body portion at approximately the point of attachment of said first finger to the body portion, the free end of said body portion beyond said point of attachment constituting at least one additional finger and being bent out of the plane of the body portion in the same direction as said first finger, said first finger and additional finger defining a gap to receive the substrate, and a discrete mass of solder, one of said fingers being wrapped at least 180° around said mass of solder and indented into the surface of said mass for holding said mass of solder in a position adjacent said gap and on the side thereof nearer the stem end of the body portion. 
     
     
       3. A terminal clip according to claim 1 or 2 wherein the body portion is cut on lines extending from its free end to form two additional fingers. 
     
     
       4. A terminal clip according to claim 1 or 2 wherein the central finger is provided with a slot extending between the mass of solder and the gap. 
     
     
       5. A terminal clip according to claim 1 or 2 wherein the cut in the body portion is substantially U-shaped with its ends directed toward the free end of the body portion and spaced therefrom, and wherein said free end constitutes the additional finger. 
     
     
       6. A terminal clip according to claim 5 which includes an additional mass of solder, the additional finger being wrapped at least 180° around said additional mass of solder and indented into the surface of said mass for holding said mass of solder in a position adjacent said gap and on the side thereof farther from the stem end of the body portion. 
     
     
       7. A terminal clip according to claim 6 wherein at least one finger is provided with a slot extending between the mass of solder and the gap. 
     
     
       8. A terminal clip according to claim 6 wherein each finger is provided with a slot extending between the respective mass of solder and the gap. 
     
     
       9. A terminal clip for securement to a contact pad on a substrate comprising a clip body portion, a plurality of contact fingers projecting from an end of the body portion and bent out of the plane of the body portion to define a gap adapted to receive the edge of a substrate, and a discrete mass of solder, said fingers including a pair of fingers spaced laterally apart and located distally of the clip and a central finger having a width corresponding substantially to the distance between said spaced fingers, said central finger including means wrapped at least 180° around said mass of solder and indented into the surface of the solder mas for holding said mass of solder in a position adjacent said gap and on the side thereof nearer the clip body portion.